Angry Birds

The Angry Birds game has been so popular on Apple's iOS platform that it's garnered a Guinness world record recently, and it's already happily aboard Android devices having just released an Angry Birds RIO update. The Windows Phone 7 platform seemed like it was all set to get the game starting May 25th, but Microsoft has now revealed that the game would be delayed for another month.

Angry Birds fans, this is going to blow your mind. If you thought Angry Birds cakes were cool, and even this awesome playable and edible one devised by a really nice dad, wait till you get a load of this. Rovio and German television network Deutsche Telekom teamed up to create a life-sized Angry Birds game on a pavilion in Terrassa, Spain, complete with exploding pigs.

The Guinness World Records is at it again, dealing out awards for various unusual feats. No category or industry sector is left untouched, with one of the previous awards going to Kinect as the fastest selling consumer electronics device. Today, new awards go out to Apple's iPhone 4, the Apple App Store, and even Angry Birds.

Angry Birds RIO's first official update is being rolled out today to Android and iPhone (and iPad, iPod Touch, whatever other iOS device you've got to play it on) in the form of an awesome beach party! The RIO story continues as the Angry Birds gang (with Blu and Jewel from the RIO movie in tow) have defeated their foe Nigel for the first time at the end of the second act of Angry Birds RIO: Jungle Escape. The chase continues to the water in Beach Volley, a set of levels where those little monkey bad guys (aka Common Marmosets, if you want to know the species,) are again plaguing you with towers galore. Pop them as fast as you can!

If you've already busted through all the levels of Angry Birds Rio and you're not planning on getting the recently announced Samsung Infuse 4G for that pre-loaded exclusive Angry Birds level, then you'll be glad to know an update is on its way. The update is called Beach Volley, bringing new levels as well as bringing the birds to the beach.

Remember early last month we mentioned that Angry Birds maker Rovio had tweeted they were working on making game syncing possible in the very near future? And by that I mean that Angry Birds games can soon be synced across all platforms such that when you switch devices you don't have to lose all your progress. Well, if you've recently upgraded to a new device and can't wait any longer for Rovio to get back to us, there is a whole other solution that's simple, free, and doesn't require rooting.

With BlackBerry World still rolling on, we've got plenty of exciting RIM news this morning, but first, make sure you check out the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer review by our man Chris Davies. Also, Asus will only be able to build 10K of these tabs per month, when they wanted to build 300K. But they plan to have the bottleneck in component supplies cleared up by June. Now, on to BlackBerry news, plus a new iMac, and lots of Android, including a special Ice Cream Sandwich from Google.

Have you played Angry Birds Rio? According the the Angry Birds Facebook page, the first update to the game is on its way next week. The update is called "Jungle Escape", and can be seen ready to be unlocked in the screenshot after the cut. It promises more "marmoset-mauling action" and "juicy secrets to discover."

Angry Birds is a re-imagining of a game-type that's been around since time immemorial. I don't think humans will ever get bored with games involving throwing things at other things using basic animations and ballistics simulations. This game has been a smash hit across the board and Rovio dropped the latest seasonal release, just in time for easter. The Piggies are stealing chocolate eggs and it's up to the explosive avians and you to bust up their homes. Stand back big bad wolf, the birds are on the job!